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Madrigalpharma

Executive Director, Global Publications

Madrigalpharma, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States

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JR\_000494Madrigal is a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering novel therapeutics for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a serious liver disease that can progress to cirrhosis, liver failure, need for liver transplantation and premature mortality. Every member of our Madrigal team is connected by our shared purpose: leading the fight against MASH. Madrigal’s medication, Rezdiffra (resmetirom), is a once-daily, oral, liver-directed THR-β agonist designed to target key underlying causes of MASH. Rezdiffra is the first and only medication approved by both the FDA and European Commission for the treatment of MASH with moderate to advanced fibrosis (F2 to F3). An ongoing Phase 3 outcomes trial is evaluating Rezdiffra for the treatment of compensated MASH cirrhosis (F4c). Our success is driven by our people. We are building a dynamic, inclusive, and high-performing culture that values scientific excellence, operational rigor, and collaboration. To support our continued growth, we are strengthening our workforce strategy to ensure we have the right talent, at the right time, in the right way.**Role Summary:**The Executive Director, Global Publications provides enterprise-wide strategic leadership for the development, governance, and execution of the global scientific publications program within Medical Affairs at Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. This role defines the long-term publications strategy and ensures alignment with corporate medical strategy, asset lifecycle planning, and global scientific communications objectives, while maintaining full regulatory, legal, and industry compliance.As a key member of the Scientific Communications Leadership Team, the Executive Director sets the vision, standards, and operating model for global publications, partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely, data-driven publication plans, and oversees end-to-end lifecycle management from strategic planning through post-publication optimization. The role leads a high-performing global team and vendor ecosystem to deliver high-impact scientific communications that strengthen Madrigal’s scientific leadership with both internal and external stakeholders.The position reports to the Vice President of Scientific Communication (or assigned delegate) and is a hybrid role (three days per week at Conshohocken, PA).All incumbents are responsible for following applicable Division & Madrigal policies and procedures.**Key Responsibilities and Primary Activities:*** **Publications Strategy and Governance**

+ Define and own the global publications strategy, prioritizing scientific communication needs for all internal and external stakeholders across the product’s lifecycle

+ Ensure annual and long-range publication plans are fully aligned with Medical Affairs strategy, asset lifecycle planning, clinical development milestones, and corporate scientific communication objectives

+ Establish and oversee the global publications operating model, including governance frameworks, decision rights, execution standards, and budget oversight

+ Monitor and interpret evolving scientific, disease-state, and industry publication trends, translating insights into forward-looking publication strategy

+ Drive innovation in planning, including publication extenders, voice of the patient and appropriate use of AI technology* **Publication Standards**

+ Provide strategic oversight for the development of abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and peer-reviewed manuscripts to ensure scientific rigors, consistency, and enterprise alignment

+ Ensure all publications adhere to GPP, ICMJE, AMA, regulatory, legal, and industry compliance standards, with global consistency

+ Oversee end-to-end content quality assurance, including planning analyses, data verification, scientific accuracy, and alignment to core scientific narratives

+ Ensure standards for publication repositories, archival systems, and version control across regions and vendors* **Executive Collaboration & External Engagement**

+ Serve as the senior leader to external authors, investigators, scientific societies, and congress leadership to shape Madrigal’s scientific presence. This includes leadership of any external publication steering committees.

+ Act as the strategic publications partner to Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Commercial, Market Access, Legal, Compliance, and other relevant divisions to ensure alignment and impact of publications

+ Ensure the Publication Steering Review Team, is driving integrated prioritization and cross-functional alignment across Med Affairs and Clinical Development

+ Provide executive oversight of external publication vendors and agencies, including selection, contracting, RFPs, performance management, and budget governance, with focus on publications* **Global Program Leadership**

+ Direct the global publications portfolio, ensuring timely, high-quality, and high-impact execution across all regions

+ Integrate publications strategy with disease-state communications, congress planning, medical education, lexicons, and global scientific narratives

+ Oversee global budget planning and optimization for all publications activities, vendor engagements, and associated initiatives* **Organizational Leadership & Talent Development**

+ Build, lead, and scale a high-performing global publications team

+ Establish a culture of scientific excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement through coaching, succession planning, and performance management

+ Align team capabilities and resourcing models with current and future needs, ensuring readiness to support any additional assets or program expansions* **Compliance & Quality**

+ Ensure all activities comply with company SOPs, industry standards, and applicable regulations

+ Uphold the highest ethical standards in all internal and external engagements* **Travel Requirement**

+ Willingness to travel up to 30% for conferences, various corporate locations, and stakeholder meetings, including overnight trips**Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience:*** Advanced terminal degree in a scientific or healthcare discipline (MD, PharmD, PhD, DNP, MPH, MS or equivalent) with CMPP certification desired* A minimum of 18+ years of progressive experience in healthcare, clinical research, medical affairs, or scientific communications, including significant executive-level leadership responsibility* Extensive headquarters and global publications leadership experience, with direct accountability for enterprise publications strategy and governance* Demonstrated success partnering at the senior and executive leadership level with Clinical Development, HEOR/RWE, Biostatistics, Regulatory, Commercial, and Medical Affairs* Expertise in medical writing, global publications planning, and scientific communications, with a track record of high-impact peer-reviewed output* Proven experience leading large, complex portfolios, balancing multiple global priorities, timelines, and cross-functional interdependencies* Executive presence and exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence at the C-suite, Board, and external scientific leadership levels* Deep working knowledge of ICMJE, AMA, FDA, EU, and global compliance standards with demonstrated audit-ready governance experience* Recognized ability to build and sustain senior-level relationships with key opinion leaders, editors of journals, congress leadership and others* Demonstrated ability to translate complex clinical and scientific data into enterprise scientific narratives and strategy.* Proven enterprise-level insight into scientific content and communications #J-18808-Ljbffr